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Earthquake Early Warning App for iPhone Will Rock Your World

by Steve Levenstein

Is that your iPhone vibrating or is it just another earthquake? Find out one way or another with Yurekuru Call for iPhone, a push notification app that just might save your life.

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Uniqlo 'UV Cut' Hooded Shirts Say 'Hands Off' to Ultraviolet Rays

by Steve Levenstein

Uniqlo's "UV Cut" line of casual summer clothing is designed to filter 90% of the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays but the Japanese clothing giant has gone one step further: hooded shirts and cardigans styled with extended sleeves that protect the backs of the wearer's hands.

Bicycle Mini DV Camera Records Your Ride

by Steve Levenstein

Put the pedals to the metal and keep your hands on the handlebars! The Bicycle Mini DV Camera 400-CAM003 from Japan's Sanwa Supply lets you snap still images and up to 4 hours of video footage while you ride.

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Nuclear Plant Cookies May Be The Worst Souvenir Ever

by Steve Levenstein

Energy bars for your radio-active lifestyle? Japanese “monaka” cookies imprinted with the image of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant were being sold in the nearby town of Okumamachi, before it was evacuated due to excessive radiation levels.

180-Degree Reclining Office Chair for Your Dream Job

by Steve Levenstein

Sleeping on the job? Japan's Thanko has something for that: a 180-degree reclining office chair that features lumbar AND slumber support.

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Compact Portable Washlet Puts a Japanese Toilet in Your Hand

by Steve Levenstein

On the go and you've gotta go? No TOTO to pamper your popo? No problem – the Compact Washlet portable Japanese toilet turns any rest stop into a best stop.

Japan's Willer EXPRESS Cocoon Buses Bust Their Butts To Pamper Passengers

by Steve Levenstein

Fed up with noisy, spartan, all too public transit buses? Japan's Willer EXPRESS Cocoon buses feature luxurious individual privacy modules. Even touring rock stars don't have it this good!

Belt-Mounted Geiger Counter Monitors Microsieverts While You Jog

by Steve Levenstein

Fear of radioactivity cramping your active lifestyle? Over-reacting to reports of overheated reactors? The small, lightweight and portable GC-S1 radiation meter from System TALKS clips onto your belt and tallies up the microsieverts while you go about your daily routine.

The 8 Best Easter Toys (To Give Your Kids Nightmares)

by Jill Harness

Do your little monsters love the Easter Bunny? Do you want to traumatize them so badly that they never want another Easter Basket in their lives? If so, you've come to the right place. Here are 8 stuffed rabbits so scary your kids will be afraid to get out of bed on Easter Sunday.

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2D Glasses Make 3D Movies Suitable For All

by Jill Harness

Are you one of the many people who get headaches or nausea while watching 3D movies, but don't want to get ditched at the lobby when your friends all head in to checkout the latest visually stunning flick? Then grab these 2D glasses to revert the movie back into its original, flatter form.

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